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Describers
These can be attached to basic objects to describe them. A describer is something that describes any kind of basic object. (See described basic object or described process.)
There are different kinds of describers, some which use math ideas and some which don't.
Describer
A describer is something that describes a thing, substance or process, without using any numbers or amounts. Example: Eye color is a describer for a person.
Measurables
Measurables are very important to any Vmodel model. They also describe
basic objects, but in ways that can be measured. For example, someone can have
an age, a group of things can have an amount, the air can have a temperature.
They all are measurable in some way.
How do I know if something is a measurable? Even if you cannot think of how to measure something, if it describes something and can go up and down, it is probably a measurable.
Processes only affect measurables.
There are different kinds.
Amount
An amount is a measurement of how much or how many of something there is. Example: I have an amount of money in the bank and an amount of hair on my head.
Level
A level is something that can go up or down. Examples: Tanya's level of achievement is going up, and her dad's level of anger is going down.
Rate
Rate describes a process. Rate is how fast or slow the process goes. For example, your heart beats, which is a process. How fast it beats is its rate.
Chance-of-happening
Chance of happening should also describe a process. It is the chance that a process happens. For example, a heart attack's chance of happening depends on a person's overall health and age.
Measurable
Use this when you don't find a specific measurable from the list above that works for your model.
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